silenced

British

/ ˈsaɪlənst /

adjective

(of a clergyman) forbidden to preach or perform his clerical functions

a silenced priest

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"We won't be silenced," the chairman of the Sikh Federation of Canada told AFP.

From Barron's

At this, he is silenced by his grief and his memories.

From BBC

With more than 90 million copies sold worldwide, she hasn’t exactly been silenced.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaders backed their vision of stability and security with a high-tech surveillance state that silenced dissenters and imprisoned extremists, ensuring Dubai remained largely untouched by terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal

That appeared to pave the way for the emperor's daughter to rise to the Chrysanthemum Throne, but the birth of Prince Hisahito, the emperor's nephew, the following year silenced the debate.

From Barron's

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